Help me choose a new recording interface.
- marqueemoon
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Re: Help me choose a new recording interface.
New interface has shipped.
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- marqueemoon
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Re: Help me choose a new recording interface.
Thanks, but I already bought the M4. I’m liking it so far.
I just downloaded the driver, but I haven’t played with the loopback feature or messed with MIDI yet.
So far I’m pretty impressed with it.
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Re: Help me choose a new recording interface.
Right on..
Im actually looking to grab the SSL as just a monitor controller..
Ive switched over to Dante and need something infront of my Lavry Blue
to adjust volume and having a headphone jack.
Its only a temporary fix. I plan to get a Lynx Hilo and SPL phonitor 2 once my work allows a more permanent work from home beyond covid situation.. Im actually the only one coming into work currently as I live next to the Studios. All the other post audio mixers are remoteing in.. and have PT rigs at home.
Im actually looking to grab the SSL as just a monitor controller..
Ive switched over to Dante and need something infront of my Lavry Blue
to adjust volume and having a headphone jack.
Its only a temporary fix. I plan to get a Lynx Hilo and SPL phonitor 2 once my work allows a more permanent work from home beyond covid situation.. Im actually the only one coming into work currently as I live next to the Studios. All the other post audio mixers are remoteing in.. and have PT rigs at home.
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Re: Help me choose a new recording interface.
I've got the M4, have had it for a couple of months now - replacing an old Apogee One
I'm really happy with it, works and sounds great with Logic on my old MacBook Pro.
Recommended.
I'm really happy with it, works and sounds great with Logic on my old MacBook Pro.
Recommended.
- marqueemoon
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Re: Help me choose a new recording interface.
Yeah. Stoked on it so far. I downloaded the driver and it works flawlessly with my MIDI controller.kenrothman wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 10:23 amI've got the M4, have had it for a couple of months now - replacing an old Apogee One
I'm really happy with it, works and sounds great with Logic on my old MacBook Pro.
Recommended.
- MazzyJaster
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Re: Help me choose a new recording interface.
My guitar is already back in the case within 5 minutesmarqueemoon wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:24 pmTried out the rig sans new interface yesterday. Setup time is much improved. I can basically be tracking in under 5 minutes, and I think I can improve on that with a few boring changes like neatening up my cable situation.
I also have a few time savers planned like building a loft for guitar cases so I can easily grab the one I want without causing an avalanche.
I use templates
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Re: Help me choose a new recording interface.
I’m not good enough a guitar player to pull that off.MazzyJaster wrote: ↑Tue Sep 01, 2020 5:11 pmMy guitar is already back in the case within 5 minutesmarqueemoon wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:24 pmTried out the rig sans new interface yesterday. Setup time is much improved. I can basically be tracking in under 5 minutes, and I think I can improve on that with a few boring changes like neatening up my cable situation.
I also have a few time savers planned like building a loft for guitar cases so I can easily grab the one I want without causing an avalanche.
I use templates
I do want to get some template action happening, but I haven’t decided how I want to do it yet. To some degree I like starting with a clean slate.
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Re: Help me choose a new recording interface.
I love mine. it has become my main interface, and it's super portable too if i want to take it with me. my recordings sound beautifully clean, i don't have to spend time trying to make things sound clean and clear anymore.
for what it's worth i am also running all of my guitar and mics through a pair of CAPI VP28s in a lunchbox setup. killer pres
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Re: Help me choose a new recording interface.
I have 8x Group Bus ... e.g. Drums, Bass, Guitars, Synths, Piano, Strings, Vocals, Backing Vocals, with all VST plugins set to offline (no cpu). I also have 3x Aux Bus (delay, reverb). Each Group Bus is sub-divided e.g. Guitars into RhythmGuitarL, RhythmGuitarR, LeadGuitar1, LeadGuitar2, etc., and each track has an instrument or amp ready to go, so that I can prototype new ideas quickly. When I am done recording, I delete all the unused tracks/group bus before mixing.marqueemoon wrote: ↑Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:20 pmI do want to get some template action happening, but I haven’t decided how I want to do it yet. To some degree I like starting with a clean slate.
I have many templates for different things, so I always have something that fits my need
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Re: Help me choose a new recording interface.
If anyone's curious about the onboard preamps on the M4 here's a track I recorded using them.
https://soundcloud.com/user-631280886/no-suicide
This is a cover of a song by a band I used to play drums in. I learned it for a virtual open mic my current bandmates and some friends do and I figured I might as well document it while it was still fresh.
Cheap Pacific Pro Audio LD-1 large diaphragm condenser on the vocal and an even cheaper Behringer ECM8000 omni on the guitar. There's a little eq mainly to tame the low mid woofiness of the guitar, and some reverb and compression of course. I accidentally left the onboard pad on on the LD-1 when tracking, so there's more noise than there needs to be on the vocal.
I think the relative blandness of the onboard pres works in this setting as the guitar and vocal mic I was using are both pretty strident.
https://soundcloud.com/user-631280886/no-suicide
This is a cover of a song by a band I used to play drums in. I learned it for a virtual open mic my current bandmates and some friends do and I figured I might as well document it while it was still fresh.
Cheap Pacific Pro Audio LD-1 large diaphragm condenser on the vocal and an even cheaper Behringer ECM8000 omni on the guitar. There's a little eq mainly to tame the low mid woofiness of the guitar, and some reverb and compression of course. I accidentally left the onboard pad on on the LD-1 when tracking, so there's more noise than there needs to be on the vocal.
I think the relative blandness of the onboard pres works in this setting as the guitar and vocal mic I was using are both pretty strident.
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Re: Help me choose a new recording interface.
I've decided to stick with Garageband for the time being, so no busses for me. I think at most I'd want a few pre-programmed MIDI click patterns (because the onboard metronome is shit if you're playing drums), and maybe a few tracks with a very gentle high pass filter pre-applied for things I think will probably need it but that I may want to tweak on later.MazzyJaster wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 7:39 pmI have 8x Group Bus ... e.g. Drums, Bass, Guitars, Synths, Piano, Strings, Vocals, Backing Vocals, with all VST plugins set to offline (no cpu). I also have 3x Aux Bus (delay, reverb). Each Group Bus is sub-divided e.g. Guitars into RhythmGuitarL, RhythmGuitarR, LeadGuitar1, LeadGuitar2, etc., and each track has an instrument or amp ready to go, so that I can prototype new ideas quickly. When I am done recording, I delete all the unused tracks/group bus before mixing.
I have many templates for different things, so I always have something that fits my need
I just work super methodically and tend to write offline. Soft synths are fun, but it's easy for me to use then un-tastefully so I'd rather have an extra moment of being forced to decide if it's actually a good idea first.
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Re: Help me choose a new recording interface.
Yeah, horses for courses, but I like to record quickly in order to capture any creative bursts I also use Nebula, so I recreate old analog consoles inside my computer (mad I know!)marqueemoon wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 8:17 pmI've decided to stick with Garageband for the time being, so no busses for me. I think at most I'd want a few pre-programmed MIDI click patterns (because the onboard metronome is shit if you're playing drums), and maybe a few tracks with a very gentle high pass filter pre-applied for things I think will probably need it but that I may want to tweak on later.MazzyJaster wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 7:39 pmI have 8x Group Bus ... e.g. Drums, Bass, Guitars, Synths, Piano, Strings, Vocals, Backing Vocals, with all VST plugins set to offline (no cpu). I also have 3x Aux Bus (delay, reverb). Each Group Bus is sub-divided e.g. Guitars into RhythmGuitarL, RhythmGuitarR, LeadGuitar1, LeadGuitar2, etc., and each track has an instrument or amp ready to go, so that I can prototype new ideas quickly. When I am done recording, I delete all the unused tracks/group bus before mixing.
I have many templates for different things, so I always have something that fits my need
I just work super methodically and tend to write offline. Soft synths are fun, but it's easy for me to use then un-tastefully so I'd rather have an extra moment of being forced to decide if it's actually a good idea first.